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M1 Crab Nebula in SHO, tomb18
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M1 Crab Nebula in SHO

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M1 Crab Nebula in SHO

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This is M1, the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant in the constellation Taurus.  It is mostly gas with a pulsar at its core.
The explosion happened in 1054, recorded by Chinese astronomers.  It is 38,213,500,000,000,000 miles from earth (6,500 light years).

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M1 Crab Nebula in SHO, tomb18